MetroTube - The best YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 is now available

The updates for Microsoft’s latest mobile OS keep on coming and this one is very welcome indeed. Lazyworm have just released an update to their very popular Metrotube app for watching YouTube videos, joining the other new or updated Windows Phone 8 Apps. The update brings the release to version 4.0.

A long-time favourite on Windows Phone, the app makes great use of the Metro UI, taking full advantage of the new large tiles and introduces the ability to preload videos for later viewing. Read on past the break to find out more.

The app has always been a strong contender and that’s down to the really great attention to detail on the user interface and experience. With this version you’ll be able to “pre-load” videos onto your phone for later playback. All you’ll need to do is find the video you want then click on the preload button and once done you can view offline. You can even pin a tile to your home screen in three different sizes for quick access to content you have preloaded.

In addition, fast-resume is also supported allowing you to quickly pop back into the app without having to reload it.

Google have recently stated they have no plans to create any new apps for Windows Phone 8 or even Windows 8 so that will mean that a YouTube is highly unlikely. But all is not lost, MetroTube provides a powerful and feature rich alternative to an official app. To be honest, we don’t think an official one could be this full featured and look and work this well. From the press release:

“We’ve seen great success with Metrotube so far, since launch we’ve had over 370,000 downloads and are now averaging between 2-3 thousand downloads a day.” says Atta Elayyan, Managing Director at Lazyworm Applications. “It seems that Google still has no immediate plans to build out Windows apps so we’ll continue trying to fill that void. Today we’re excited to be releasing Metrotube for Windows Phone 8 and aim to have a Windows 8 version out sometime early next year.”

That app is available from the marketplace now and will cost US $0.99c / UK £0.79p and offer a free unlimited ad-free trial. Lazyworm have been strong supporters of Windows Phone and we’re really glad to see this app finally appear, it really shows the way for how things can be done with the new platform.

You can download MetroTube version 4.0 from the Windows Phone Store here or grab it with the QR code below. Windows Phone 8 devices only.

Had a similar experience in which the store app shows that those 3 updates were available and when choosing to download them the updates disappeared as if they didn't exist. Searched for them individually and the update option shows up on them and was able to update that way.

What's the story with Metrotube and live tiles? I would love for the Metrotube live tile to flip and show me when I get a new subscribed video. I've tried to pin my subscriptions to see if it will do this but it's just a static tile... am I doing something wrong or does Metrotube not support live tiles?

Just tried this app out and I do not like it, you have to have a Google account to do anything at all. When will someone make a YouTube app that can follow feeds without an account, it should be very simple. You cannot pre-load any videos either.

<p>This should read v4.0 was just released for Windows Phone 8, not &quot;the best YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 is now available.&quot; It has been available since way before Windows Phone 8 came out and it has always worked on Windows Phone 8. In fact, I just upgraded to v4.0 on my Lumia 920 and not only do I see no changes from v3.6. The live tile doesn&#39;t change in either of the 3 available sizes, even when the settings of the app have an option that reads &quot;Enable main tile flipping&quot; and I have it checked.</p>

Sure Google dosn't support WP8 but Lazyworm does. If I was MS I would back them 150% fund them so they can take advantage of Google API's and bring some slick 3rd party Google apps into our Ecosystem to both WP8 and Win8

I was just saying how Google couldn't make a YouTube app as good as metrotube yesterday when they said they won't be supporting us because some market share crap but im wondering if any developers are willing to make us a decent G+ my use of it has gone down hill and not having a decent app is one of the reasons

I am new to WP8 and decided to try this out. I've only been messing with it for a few minutes and the first thing I noticed is there are no thumbs up/down buttons for user comments. Not a deal breaker as I like the interface much better than the default YouTube app. Just something I think should be added. First I thought it was because I wasn't signed in to my Google account, but I signed in and still the same.

Its the area you can access from you're computer which is basically the built in storage area 32GB space on the Lumia 920... Non of what you said answers my question! Have you even tried SuperTube?? I take not!

I downloaded it the update yesterday and it was amazing...i can actually download videos...but today I got a different update so I downloaded it and it went back to the previous version...so I uninstalled it...and now it won't reinstall for me...anyone know wassup...